Month: June 2013

(June 5, 2013) -- Dr. Shrink, Inc. today announced that its president/CEO/founder Michael Stenberg is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 Award in Michigan and Northwest Ohio.

(June 5, 2013) -- “We recognized that we needed to simplify and streamline Brookstone into one product offering and have accordingly re-positioned, re-designed and re-defined it with the Brookstone 50th Anniversary Edition, which replaces all prior Brookstone products," states Hershberger.

(June 5, 2013) -- The New Hampshire Campground Owners Association (NeHaCa) will encourage their 185-plus member campgrounds to affiliate with Red Rover to help them fill their empty campsites with new customers. In return, Red Rover has agreed to make available the Red Rover reservation system at no cost to NeHaCa member campgrounds that need a system.

(June 5, 2013) -- Luxury fifth wheel builder DRV has reported that first quarter sales for its Mobile Suites, Mobile Suites Estates, Elite Suites, and Tradition are up 70 percent over the first quarter of 2012, according to the March report by Statistical Surveys Inc. Additionally, DRV’s market share is up 57 percent, according to the report.

(June 5, 2013) -- "We get our customers to like us, like our dealership and love our product enough that they want to buy. That's called romancing, and closing the deal," said Rees. "The older we get, the less romancing we do, but we still want to close the deal, don't we?"

June 5, 2013) -- The net job creation score is based on 37 percent of workers telling Gallup that their employer is hiring new people and expanding the size of its workforce, and 15 percent saying their company is letting people go and reducing the size of its workforce. The percentage "hiring" is the highest since August 2008 and the percentage "letting people go" is the lowest since March 2008.

(June 5, 2013) -- Arizona's temporary 1 percent sales tax expired Saturday after voters rejected an attempt last fall to make it permanent, KVOA-TV reported. That's good news for James Nelson, owner of Nelson RV in Tucson, who believes the tax hurt his business.

(June 5, 2013) -- Lewis Auto and RV was honored as Winnebago Industries' No. 1 Remington dealer in the east region, the company announced today. Johnny Hernandez, president of Winnebago Industries Towables, notified the dealership of its achievement in a letter sent May 24.

(June 5, 2013) -- The merchants that pleased readers most offered value (the goods were worth their cost), wide selection, high-quality products, and solid service. Independent stores and pro shops were especially skilled at providing knowledgeable and solicitous service, Consumer Reports noted. 

(June 5, 2013) -- U.S. retirees are consistently more likely than nonretirees to report having enough money to live comfortably, a new Gallup poll reveals. This year, 75 percent of retirees versus 67 percent of nonretirees say they are financially comfortable right now. Since 2002, the average gap has been 10 percentage points in favor of retirees.